Games like PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator
PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator leans active, finishes in about a while. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Starvester
Also space, automation, mining · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending
Send drone swarms to mine a star system and grow a factory that builds megastructures, with prestige along a roughly five hour campaign.
69% steamhas ending25% idle
ExecuteUpdated
Also short, automation, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending
A dark comedy on a retro Windows desktop: capture people and escalate from a guillotine to nukes until the world population hits zero.
91% steamhas ending25% idle
The MachinEGGUpdated
Also short, active, automation · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending
Raise chickens, sell their eggs and automate the farm in a relaxed clicker that takes around 20 to 25 minutes to finish.
4.2★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
Deep Space Cache
Also short, space, mining · Has an ending
Shoot asteroids for resources, feed them into generators and ship augments, and reach the finish in a couple of hours.
93% steamhas ending50% idle
Magic ArcheryUpdated
Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending
Train an elf commoner into a master archer by shooting targets, taking quests for gold and buying magic upgrades in a brief, hands-on climb with a set ending.
98% steamhas ending25% idle
Far Mining
Also space, mining, short · Has an ending
Pilot a ship that auto-fires at nearby asteroids, then spend the haul on a large tech tree to escape deep space. A short run of about three hours.
95% steamhas ending
Unfair Flips
Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending
Flip a rigged coin with a 20% heads chance and upgrade the odds, aiming for ten heads in a row in a bleak far-future setting.
88% steamhas ending25% idle
Journey to Incrementalia
Also active, short · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending
A necromancer summons minions and casts spells to smash through 99 walls, exploring a big resettable skill tree on a short hands-on run.
89% steamhas ending25% idle
SpaceplanComplete
Also short, space · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending, about 1–3h
A stranded ship, a potato, and a soundtrack that makes the finale land. A short, focused story idler.
91% steam1–3h ending30% idle
NodebusterComplete
Also active, short · Has an ending, about 3–6h
Sweep your cursor over nodes, spend the bits on a huge upgrade web, go again. A tight, active, few-hour hit.
97% steam3–6h ending10% idle
Breakfront
Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending
Bouncing balls chip away at enemy tiles; spend captured points on a branching tree for more, faster and special balls, then beat the boss.
4.3★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
Space Rock BreakerUpdated
Also mining, space, short
Blast asteroids with guns and lasers, then drop the ore through an upgradable Plinko board for credits to spend on a large skill tree.
96% steam
Out With a Bang
Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending
With two minutes before a bomb goes off, figure out the unexplained mechanics and generate as much energy as you can.
3.1★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
Cosmic ForgeUpdated
Also space, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending
Start from hydrogen atoms, research tech, mine asteroids for antimatter and find megastructures as you conquer the star map and head home.
3.0★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite
Also space, mining, active
Pilot a ship and an automated tower through asteroid fields, shooting rocks for resources that feed an upgrade tree between runs.
83% steam
SludgineersUpdated
Also active, mining · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Drive the countryside cleaning and mining pollution, refine it in your own refinery, and upgrade tools to open new areas in a hands-on incremental.
87% steam25% idle
Idle Space Raider
Also space, automation, mining
Patrol space as a station guard, mining ore and fighting in raids, then upgrade your ship and station. Toggles automate most systems, and a stargate opens a second reset tier.
74% steam70% idle
Dronord
Also mining, short, space
Play as a crash-landed drone with damaged systems, mining resources and slowly repairing yourself.
3.9★ galaxy
The Last Cat in the Universe
Also short, space · Has an ending
As a space station AI, sweep your cursor over debris to salvage parts and build a warm home for the last cat, in a short story meant for one or two sittings.
94% steamhas ending
All Hail the Orb
Also short, automation · Has an ending
Click a mysterious orb for power, recruit cultists to take over the work, and explore a dungeon full of ducks in a short game meant to be finished.
93% steam4.2★ galaxyhas ending
refarm
Also short, automation · Has an ending
Raise sunken tiles from the sea one at a time, farming each to fund more land and unlocking basic helpers. A short, click-heavy run of about two hours.
87% steamhas ending50% idle
Orebital DynamicsUpdated
Also mining, space, automation
Run a deep-space mining platform whose drills fire lasers at lanes of ore, upgrading and automating while hazards reshape the field.
3.5★ galaxy
Astrodle
Also space, short · Has an ending
Shoot blobs in space for Zodiac essences and upgrade your ship on a path to godhood. Both modes have a clear finish reachable in about a day of active play.
91% steamhas ending
Particul
Also mining, automation · Has an ending
Click to knock particles into a growing pile, sell them, and automate with extractors and traders until you find the rarest particle to win.
80% steamhas ending